LINEAGE & HISTORY OF A LUGO FAMILY
3º Duke of Medina Sidonia dealt with the Canary Islands through factor, but never he had been property proprietor, of to him not to have turned the luck, in the fourth "shipbuilder" or financier of the conquest of Tenerife.
Conquered the Canary Islands en1480 by Pedro de Vera, Alonso Fernandez de Lugo comprised of ka expedition. Resident in Great Canary, participates in the repartimiento, was proprietor of cane plantations and talents in 1492, year in which Isabel the Catholic, granted new conquest to him of Palm. In exchange for "subjugating the unfaithful canaries", it gave to the perpetual government of the island, 20% him or fifth of the rents that produced to the crown and the booty obtained in operation, that there would be to finance by his means.
Giving by fact that the popular resistance, would justify the violence of state, promising nourished harvest of slaves, obtained that to the florentino Juanoto Berardi and genovés Francisco Riverol, invested invested in the company, going to third parts, in costs and benefits.
Aleccionados by recent past, the "palmeses", knowing itself vasallos of Castile, received to Fernandez de Lugo in the town hall, like envoy of the metropolis. Reduced the gain to handful of slaves, obtained by deceit, his sale in Port of Santa Maria, it did not amortize the cost. It eluded Lugo encounter with the "shipbuilders", who found out their return, prepared themselves to demand to him, being saved by Queen, with the order to return to conquer Tenerife, under the same conditions that "Palm conquered". Reputed guanches by its badly character, the convincing Lugo obtained Berardi and Riverol reinvirtiesen.
Customary the tinerfeños to be conquered, because to the being the island quarry of slaves, had to protest preaching and baptism, to be able to live peacefully, guanches competed in courtesy with the "palmeses". Not being Lugo ready to that they sank the business to him, it reunited to its people, explaining that of not mediating violence, would not be welded booty nor, concluding that stops to generate it, would have to initiate it. They did it traitorously, but with badly result.
Defeats of Alonso de Lugo. Loss of people
According to Cura of the Palaces, official cronista, the defeat of Ventegay, first and last one of the fight, made retire to Lugo to Great Canary. According to the documentation, to more of "being ruined" in the place "where agora they say the Slaughter", guanches killed "much people to him" "in other parts", putting to him in "great jam".
Forced to retire by twice, to Real Villa of the Palms, first partner or "shipbuilder" obtained by genovés Mateo Vine, merchant and tratante of slaves. They gathered together them together, but they did not take in returning to the capital, lost people and without money. Not being arranged to fail, Lugo looked for the solution in a fourth shipbuilder, of guaranteed solution.
Summoning the notary public of the island at home, according to estilaba, it promised to public writing, that it would give half of the prey and the island of Tenerife, "one of the islands of Great Canary", to that contributed to boats and people, of a foot and to horse, Navy, supplied and paid, sufficient to finish off the conquest.
Sent the document to the Peninsula, in disembarked hand of own in Cadiz, official port of Berbería, the Canary Islands and Indias, from 1493, so it happened directly to Sanlúcar. Convinced the Duke of Medina Sidonia, after brief interview it raised to pennant of enlistment in his villa, obtaining in the day 650 infants and 40 horses, all volunteers, by to be Canary destiny, reputed of profitable. They embarked in 6 carabelas, supplied of pantry, armed and paid by 6 months, course to the port of Santa Cuz, taking to the front to Bartholomew de Estopiñan,
"Subjugated" the island in 1496, Alonso Fernandez de Lugo did not pay in metalist nor to the troops. The Duke of Medina Sidonia received successive games of slaves, an overvalued boat and "heredamiento" enrolled in the "Book of the Repartimiento" of the island, of such importance, that Juan de Guzmán headed the list of seglares proprietors. Confirmed the possession by Kings Cato'licos, being in Towns, to 5 of November of 1496, the Duke empowered control, with order to do profitable the property, putting it in operation.
